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Hercules Counts to XIIby Shawn Cheng

$1 | 28 pages | 5.5" x 3" | b&w xeroxed

This companion volume to The Numbers of the Beasts is another numerical romp through classical mythology. How many rattles to rattle the Stymphalian Birds? How many kisses to win Hippolyta's belt? For the strongest of mortals, it's as easy as 1-2-3... er, make that I-II-III.

Stripped of his inheritance, a bitter son becomes the impresario of a bizarre sideshow act in Matt Wiegle's "The Orphan Baiter,"¬† winner of the 2010 Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent. Also includes stories from Tim Root and Jonas Madden-Connor.

New York's vines are left un-swung, and its giant poisonous cobras un-punched. Why? Cronyism! A Tarzan in bed with the very interests from which he swore to protect us! This autumn, you have a choice. More of the same... or Matt Wiegle, a Tarzan we can believe in.

The Numbers of the Beastsby Shawn Cheng

$4 | 28 pages | 5.5" x 5.5" | b&w xeroxed

One is the eye of the Cyclops, looking out to sea. Two are the horns the Minotaur, waiting patiently. This counting book enumerates the numeric anatomy of classic mythical beasts. Full of monsters and monster parts, it is sure to please toddler and graduate student alike.

Head to Headby Matt Wiegle

$1 | 16 pages | 5.5" x 4.25" | b&w xeroxed

Good versus Evil; Beowulf versus Grendel; Eagles versus Cowboys. To these conflicts you can add the match-ups collected in this short book by Matt. See what happens when thing meets thing head-on: stuff. Stuff happens.

When you have minotaur for dinner, you probably over-salt it and drown it in that Uncle Theseus Minotaur Sauce they sell at the Stop N' Shop. It's not your fault, you don't know any better. Properly seasoned, though, minotaur offers flavor finer than the most succulent Wagyu Beef or Iberico Ham. Pairing the most delicious tastes with the most horrible monsters, this book is your "recipe" for "successfullness"!

New and improved, with 200% more monsters! This revised edition features an expanded shapeshifting duel between vagabond rascals Old Boy Coyote and Whiskey Jack Rabbit as they seek the hand of a fair young maiden. See how their bombastic preening escalates out of control in this goofball story. Plus: monsters and assorted beasts.

Linda Barry guest edits the latest edition of this must-have anthology series, which includes a healthy dose of Partyka †the entirety of Shawn and Sara's The Monkey & The Crab, and excerpts of John's teaching stories from Paping #16: The Teachers Edition. Features Chris Ware, Seth, Matt Groening, Jaime Hernandez, and many more. Also: a spectacular dust jacket by Eleanor Davis, who contributes the wonderful short "Seven Sacks."

This modest volume collects Matt's short stories from various anthologies, including SPX 2002, Elfworld and Sean McCarthy's out-of-print See How Pretty, See How Smart. There's a drunk barbarian, a man buried up to his teeth, and a child in an interplanetary farting contest. Good times.

Is It Bacon?by Matt Wiegle

$1 | 16 pages | 4.25" x 5.5" | b&w xeroxed

Your friends have gotten over zombies, ninjas, and pirates; now they're all on about bacon. Morning, noon, and night, it's "bacon" this and "bacon" that. Mostly morning. This guide should get you up to speed before you pull any amateur bacon mistakes and wind up the laughingstock of your peer group.

Because "There Will Be Blood" was already taken! Comics journalist, horror blogger, and frequent Partyka hanger-on Sean T. Collins proudly presents a 44-page anthology of six short comics, at least four of which involve the titular felony. Written by Sean and illustrated by chums Josiah Leighton, Matt Rota, and Partyka's own Matt Wiegle, it contains two serial-killer stories, two sci-fi-fantasy-action epics, and two musings on suburban ennui involving people soaked in fluids of indeterminate origin. If you don't feel equal parts exhilarated and uncomfortable after reading it, we've failed.

No Fear Shakespeare Illustrated: Romeo and Julietillustrated by Matt Wiegle

Shakespeare's classic, illustrated by Matt Wiegle. Youthful headstrongedness and easy access to stabbing weapons cause urban unrest in Verona, until two nice kids make some mistakes with poison and accidentally fix everything by dying. This project let Matt live without a "day job" for a year, and taught him that the mantra of the graphic novelist is "If I have time, I should go back and try to fix that."

The official anthology of Athens, GA's FLUKE Festival contains the short stories "The Suitor" by Shawn Cheng and "Salt Lick" by Matt Wiegle. Then, there are 23 more stories, featuring detectives, monsters in masks, bears and surreptitious lottery-ticket purchasers. Edited by Drew Weing, the whole package closes with a velcro patch into a beautiful red envelope. Also, the FLUKE Festival takes place in a bar. This is what makes America great.

The third installment of the Monster Island zine anthology is chock full of comics and essays about monsters and comics. Partyka pal Billy Mavreas has gathered a fabulous lineup of North American artists to fulfill his frenetic yet cohesive vision of the "various oddities that percolate up from the deep thoughts of childhood reverie." Features Joe Ollmann, Fiona Smyth, Helene Brosseau, Sean McCarthy, Shawn Cheng, and many more.

"Mavreas has a sweet tooth for the peculiar, and he's gathered a mittful of like-minded independents, most of them direly underexposed." eye

This oversized volume collects all of John's teaching stories from the first eight issues of Paping. Follow Mr. M's never-dull adventures and ruminations through reprinted classics like the Mural Story (fabulously re-drawn), the ESL Story, and the Jasmine Story. And that's not all! The round-up also features a short story written by Jody Buckles and illustrated by John; a comic by Shawn Cheng; and a painting by William Crump. Each cover is individually silkscreened, natch.

The fantasy anthology originally conceived by Jeffrey Brown is coming, courtesy of the fine folks at Family Style! This action-packed compendium of magic and mystery features Jeffrey Brown, Martin Cendreda, Liz Prince, Kazimir Strzepek, Partyka's own Matt Wiegle (joining forces with Sean Collins), and many more. Full-color, wrap-around cover by Jesse Reklaw.

Shawn and Sara team up in this two-part tale of trickery, murder, sleuthing, and vengeance. The trouble begins when the ne'er-do-well Monkey envies the good fortune of the happy-go-lucky Crab... Features a fabulous 3-color cover on silver stock.

Teach a man to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime," goes the old axiom. Well, fine, Mr. Axiom, but while you're busy encouraging every oaf in the kingdom to trudge down to the river with a crudely made pole, the fish will be busy teaching themselves whatever trickery will help them survive. In this book, fishkind bamboozles mankind for seven days. Also: punching; dampness; screams of terror.

A compilation of the first 13 entries in the "battle blog" where Zak Smith and Shawn Cheng take turns drawing monsters fighting each other. It's not exactly an exquisite corpse, but it is exquisite, and there are many corpses. Follow the latest moves at www.roadofknives.com.

Mr. Mejias and company take it up a notch in this hefty tome that's part comics anthology, part prints portfolio, and totally kick-ass. Features silkscreened comics by Matt Wiegle, Jeff Lewis, John Mejias, and Zak Smith; xeroxed comics by Dave Miko and Sara Edward-Corbett (housed in an exquisite linocut/hand-drawn envelope); and monster prints by Billy Mavreas, Shawn Cheng, and Sean McCarthy. Plus, each wood cover sports a unique design, burned and stained by hand. One-time limited print run of 200, so get one while you can!

"Simply might be the best comics anthology of its kind." The Comics Journal

Two-time Partyka guest artist Zak Smith now has his own fancy full-color monograph, designed and typeset by our very own Shawn Cheng. Among the works reproduced are several paintings from his recent Girls in the Naked Girl Business series, drawings from Pictures of What Happens on Each Page of Thomas Pynchon's Novel Gravity's Rainbow (featured in the 2004 Whitney Biennial), and images from the mural-sized painting 100 Girls and 100 Octopuses, some of which were first seen here at Partyka.

Now you can get your Partyka fix on the go with this "portable reader" of Daily Drawings! This volume features 25 entries from each Partyka member, selected from 2.5 years of material and assembled with Partyka's trademark DIY TLC.

See How Pretty, See How Smart No. 4edited by Sean McCarthy & Craig Taylor

$5 | 28 pages | 8.5" x 11" | b&w xeroxed

Now co-edited by painter Craig Taylor (who designed the two-color silkscreen cover), this scatology- and eschatology-themed anthology features Andy Bodor's recollections of bizarre childhood hallucinations and a tribute to his former band, Loafmeister; three of Christian Holstad's creepily poignant "Eraserhead" drawings; thematically appropriate animal and monster drawings by Sean McCarthy; a lovingly abject glimpse into Jackson Pollock's daily life by Chris Patch; Zak Smith's comics about an ill-mannered pig, two smacking bastards and some nasty, nasty men; a rogues' gallery of filthy, pitiable creatures by Craig; two typically hilarious and impressively crafted comics by Matt Wiegle; and a strangely tasteful vision of a post-cultural diarrhea exhibit by Kevin Zucker. Sure to disturb and alienate nearly everyone.

So many different kinds of underpants in this short book by Matt. Underpants carrying a curse through history. Underpants failing to provide political freedom. Underpants on a dog. After twelve pages of "Underpanting," you will 1) not know what the word "underpants" means anymore; 2) know all too well.

The eagerly-awaited collection of "See-Saw" strips* has arrived! Chucky, Georgie, Olga, and Meals can finally be seen in their full pep and pageantry. The painstaking detail and virtuoso craftsmanship (not to mention the deluxe cootie-catcher chock full of sketchbook critters) make this definitely one to show and tell.

A seemingly innocent nocturnal encounter turns into an all-out grudge match in this moody tale of bad blood and swift justice. With 3 spot colors and Shawn's mysterious black-on-black technique, this one packs a wallop!

This animal-and-monster-themed anthology becomes even more monstrous in its third installment: 40 letter-sized pages of comics and art from Andy Bodor, Shawn Cheng, Jeffrey Lewis, Sean McCarthy, Theo Rosenblum, Zak Smith, Craig Taylor, and Matt Wiegle. The deluxe screen-printed cover features a silver background by Zak Smith and a 3-color, 3-legged lizard by Sara Edward-Corbett on the outside, and a 2-color monster mash by John Mejias on the inside.

In the third of Matt's folktale adaptations, four young girls wind up married to four things which are unwise to marry under any circumstances. 138 panels of foundering human-on-nonhuman relationships which end in death, disappointment or having-to-live-under-a-rock-for-the-rest-of-one's-life. Contains a valuable lesson for today's youth: Never say you're going to marry a whale unless you really, really mean it.

A lone traveler makes a disturbing roadside discovery and does what any decent-hearted person would do: help a fellow creature in distress! A gripping fable about the power of good intentions. 3 colors and 2 printing processes.

These fabulous 100% cotton t-shirts are silkscreened by hand! Most of them are touched up by hand as well! Become the trendiest kid on your block and buy into this hot new fad.

Bogies: Life Lessons & Stern Warningsby Shawn Cheng

$5 | 52 pages | 5.5" x 8.5" | b&w xeroxed

This catalogue of monsters is a must-have manual for the morally corrupt. The Chupacabra, the Jabberwock, the One-with-a-Bag, the Tengu, and Wendigo are all chomping at the bits to do horrible things to bad boys and girls. Shawn graciously provides didactic depictions of these and many others, with tips on how to avoid them.

Matt leads us on another journey into the paranormal in this taut, energetic adaptation of an Inuit folktale. In the wilderness of suburban America, Kiviocq mourns for his recently-deceased wife and decides to leave his home and son, but is delayed by the most unexpected of visitors... This tender, creepy, gruesome, hilarious story will leave you wanting more.

Monsters and animals overrun this sophomore installment of the anthology masterminded by the Scheming Behemoth. Sean McCarthy's painstakingly rendered appendage-orifice hybrids are beautiful and engrossing, Sara Edward-Corbett's urbane pigs and lizards are fast and furious, and Zak Smith's ruminations on the age-old riddle "Why is there monsters?" is simply hilarious.

A beautifully constructed and disarmingly deadpan adaptation of a traditional Native American folk tale that is both chilling and otherworldly: a fisherman decides to marry two sisters with awls for arms, a seemingly pragmatic decision that leads to horrific ruin. If you enjoy lovingly rendered tales of bed hopping, bloodshed and broken hearts, you have found your book.

Combining an oddly warm-hearted nihilism with hard-assed old-school comics craft, Don't Leave Home is a finely wrought warning against venturing out into a cruelly indifferent world. Now featured weekly in the New York Press, the kids from "See-Saw" try in vain to navigate an unfortunate grade-school love triangle, while Nature bats last when a grumpy Bladder, an insecure Straw and an overeager Shoe make an ill-advised attempt to cross the river that flows near their house.

Sir Lancelot, Frank Black, a monkey, a cat, the Mad Hatter and others cannot escape the fate of "Boy meets Girl, is sad" in these 14 stories organized as a deck of cards. If you've ever been heartbroken, Shawn will remind you of how it felt.

Find out what made Matt Wiegle the heartthrob and laughing stock of the Yale campus! Matt drew a weekly strip called "The Idiot's Tales" for five years in New Haven and has collected his least embarrassing efforts in this fabulous volume, which addresses such vital issues as mating rituals, cloning, and Robin Williams. Satire sharper than Armin Meiwes's cleaver and nastier than Paris Hilton's diaphragm.

See How Pretty, See How Smart No. 1edited by Sean McCarthy

$2 | 28 pages | 7" x 8.5" | b&w xeroxed

A classy anthology that includes "comics" by Sean McCarthy and those of his more devoted or more easily manipulated friends. Sean takes excerpts of Gulliver's Travels and pairs them with pervy-looking animals, Shawn Cheng takes the least pervy scene from Lolita and somehow makes it dirty, Emily Kremer talks about feeling pervy, notorious pervert Zak Smith offers an erudite treatise on the subject of Total Failure, Furnitures the Great Brown Oaf experiences a non-pervy existential crisis, and Matt Wiegle provides comic relief.

Anonymous Philanthropist: Amusementsby Henry Stokes

$3 | 20 pages | 5.5" x 8.5" | b&w xeroxed

Thought the Anonymous Philanthropist had only one trick up his sleeve, the wildly successful metafictional children's show Furnitures the Great Brown Oaf? Think again! This diverting miscellany features the struggles of Young Nixon and his Parallel Pals against the Commie Swami, those of diabolical villainess Lisa Snivel against all other super-villains, the wholesomely absurd adventures of a monkey and a slice of pie, and other characteristically clever vignettes from the desk of Henry Stokes.

RHB Archives Vol. 1by Roger Human Being

$3 | 24 pages | 5.5" x 8.5" | b&w xeroxed

Eleven streams of consciousness from the brain of NYC rocker and raconteur Roger Human Being paired with witty, sympathetic illustrations by Meathausers Farel Dalrymple, Jay Sacher, Zachary Baldus, James Jean and others. This discursive punk scrapbook of good times and weird times offers a compulsively readable glimpse into the life of the legendary Man With No Secrets.

The 2003 edition of the anthology weighs in at (almost) 300 pages and sports a cover by Jaime Hernandez. Travel-themed stories by Eve Englezos & Josh Moutray, R. Kikuo Johnson, Jamie Tanner, Joel Priddy, and many many more  including Partyka's own Shawn Cheng, who tags along with the nonsensical story "Jabberwocky".